What is a screencast? Screencasts are a way to record what you do on your computer. A vodcast is a video podcast, which could be the same thing. Read THE Journal's article 'The VOD couple 'here before going on.


Options you may want to try at home or when you are in school:

Jing is a free download and what we will be using for this class.

There are always other options available. Here is one person's opinion comparing 12 currently available free screencasting tools

Screen Cast is an online version of recording. Check out their educational community here.

Screentoaster

Screencast-O-Matic- (beta)

Camtasia - trial version.